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SERIALS SUBSCRIPTION AGENT

Corporate Officer of the House of Commons · compiled

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Opportunity overview

The Authority is seeking to procure a Supplier to manage the provision of serials subscriptions and journals subscriptions to the libraries of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, which have a requirement for delivery of print and electronic periodicals, journals, and magazines. The Authority currently subscribes to over 300 print and electronic journal titles.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

EBSCO International INC

Matched by normalised name
Contract value
£1.2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Jul 2025
Award ID
042273-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
FC016134
Location
Enfield, UKI32, EN1 3XA, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79980000 — Subscription services

Lots

  • The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons and The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords (acting jointly) invite tenders from suitable organisations who wish to tender for a single supplier contract for a Serials Subscription Agent to manage the provision of serials subscriptions and journals subscriptions to the libraries of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, which have a requirement for delivery of print and electronic periodicals, journals, and magazines. The contract will commence on 14th April 2025 and will be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years on the following basis: 3+1+1.<br/><br/>The full requirements are set out within the procurement documents which are downloadable free of charge from Atamis: https://atamis-ukparliament.my.site.com/s/Welcomehttps://atamis-ukparliament.my.site.com/s/Welcome If your organisation is not already registered on the UK Parliament Atamis portal, please use the URL above and click on the 'Register here' button, registration is free. Guidance on how to register is available via a link beneath the registration button. Once logged in, click on ‘Find opportunities’ and follow the on-screen instructions. Supplier guidance and support is available once logged in. To ensure you receive email notifications from our system, please add the email domain 'notifications@atamis.co.uk’ to your Safe Senders list. The portal does not currently have the ability to generate alerts to registered suppliers when a new opportunity is published, therefore suppliers are encouraged to register as a supplier and subscribe to the notification service available in both Find a Tender and Contracts Finder to ensure they are notified immediately after publication of any new opportunities.£1m

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
GSV2686
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Review Details
The contracting authority will operate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Bid Opening

Date
12 Sept 2024, 09:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
12 Sept 2024, 09:00

Tender Period

Ends
15 Jan 2025, 12:00

Classification

Id
79980000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Subscription services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
180

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Participation Fees

Entry 1
Id
1

Type

document

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons and The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords (acting jointly) invite tenders from suitable organisations who wish to tender for a single supplier contract for a Serials Subscription Agent to manage the provision of serials subscriptions and journals subscriptions to the libraries of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, which have a requirement for delivery of print and electronic periodicals, journals, and magazines. The contract will commence on 14th April 2025 and will be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years on the following basis: 3+1+1.<br/><br/>The full requirements are set out within the procurement documents which are downloadable free of charge from Atamis: https://atamis-ukparliament.my.site.com/s/Welcomehttps://atamis-ukparliament.my.site.com/s/Welcome If your organisation is not already registered on the UK Parliament Atamis portal, please use the URL above and click on the 'Register here' button, registration is free. Guidance on how to register is available via a link beneath the registration button. Once logged in, click on ‘Find opportunities’ and follow the on-screen instructions. Supplier guidance and support is available once logged in. To ensure you receive email notifications from our system, please add the email domain 'notifications@atamis.co.uk’ to your Safe Senders list. The portal does not currently have the ability to generate alerts to registered suppliers when a new opportunity is published, therefore suppliers are encouraged to register as a supplier and subscribe to the notification service available in both Find a Tender and Contracts Finder to ensure they are notified immediately after publication of any new opportunities.

Value

Amount
1,001,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
40
Criterion 2
Name
Commerical
Type
cost
Description
60

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,080

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Palace of Westminster

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI32
Entry 2
Region
UKI32
Entry 3
Region
UKI32

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79980000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Subscription services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-120255
Name
The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons and The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords (acting jointly)

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Locality
LONDON
Postal Code
SW1A 0AA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Parliament Square

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Id
210715608
Legal Name
The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons and The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords (acting jointly)

Contact

Name
Emily James
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-1579
Name
The High Court of Justice

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Strand

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
The High Court of Justice
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-112543
Name
Corporate Officer of the House of Commons

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Locality
LONDON
Postal Code
SW1A 0AA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Parliament Square

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Id
210715608
Legal Name
Corporate Officer of the House of Commons

Contact

Name
PCD
Telephone
+44 2072198592
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-155364
Name
EBSCO International INC

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI32
Locality
Enfield
Postal Code
EN1 3XA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
6th Floor Civic Centre, Silver Street, Enfield

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
FC016134
Legal Name
EBSCO International INC
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-38536
Name
The High Court of England and Wales

Roles

reviewBody
mediationBody
reviewContactPoint

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Strand

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
The High Court of England and Wales

Award information

Award 1
Id
042273-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-155364
Name
EBSCO International INC

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
042273-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
042273-2025-1
Date Signed
21 Jul 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,210,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · LONDON · UKI32 · SW1A 0AA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI32

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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